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Blah, blah, blah.
A female soccer player got Osgood Schlatter. It's a growth and activity thing.
The article says you need to vary sports and gives the example of playing lacrosse, basketball and football.
OS is from a continued pounding on the knees.
Lacrosse, basketball and football all include lots of running. How would that help?
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostBlah, blah, blah.
A female soccer player got Osgood Schlatter. It's a growth and activity thing.
The article says you need to vary sports and gives the example of playing lacrosse, basketball and football.
OS is from a continued pounding on the knees.
Lacrosse, basketball and football all include lots of running. How would that help?
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I agree - OS is a bad example. OS is not an "injury" but more of a growing issue that resolves itself completely when kid is finished growing.
Torn ACLs in 14 and 15 years old would be much better example.
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostI agree - OS is a bad example. OS is not an "injury" but more of a growing issue that resolves itself completely when kid is finished growing.
Torn ACLs in 14 and 15 years old would be much better example.
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, but non-infectious diseases such as diabetes and obesity exist in epidemic proportion in the U.S.(51, 52)
https://www.cdc.gov/ophss/csels/dsep...section11.html
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostFriend's son just had surgery for it - 15. When I was in HS we'd have one kid with a major injury like that, the rest minor stuff or skeletal breaks (ankles and so on). Now teams have multiples, especially girls' teams.
Lot's of crap is said on TS that isn't helpful...so I hope this is useful (keep in mind that I'm not a doctor)...if you're kid is 12-16 start them doing core exercises and a stretching routine (with a foam roller) almost daily.
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostAgreed...my son was diagnosed with Spondylolysis (lower back fracture) a few months ago. Spondylolysis is referred to as the 'new MCL'. I never heard of it and I don't recall a single kid with this injury growing up. Supposedly it is from repetitive motion during youth growth (such as planting your foot and kicking). Talking about it with other parents in youth sports (soccer particularly) lots of people have heard of it. The back doctor at Children's (Boston) was very familiar with the club soccer scene because of these injuries. Three months of a back brace and then three months of P/T....he's 14. Turns out that stretching and core exercises during this high growth period in young boys could help reduce/eliminate the problem. He was upset that he most of the season and wanted me to still drive him to his club and town games so he could sit on the bench with his team.
Lot's of crap is said on TS that isn't helpful...so I hope this is useful (keep in mind that I'm not a doctor)...if you're kid is 12-16 start them doing core exercises and a stretching routine (with a foam roller) almost daily.
Listen to your kids- they know (or should) know their body. Way too many parents ignore injuries until it's too late.
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It's real simple people: strength and conditioning workouts starting about 10-11. Focus on core muscle groups and developing muscular symmetry. Have an off-season to rest the body and mind amd focus more on general fitness. During the competitive season(s), don't play for more than one team and don't do multiple sports in the same season. You can specialize early with no physical issues if you follow these guidelines. Also, limit the number of games vs trainings 4:1 is a good place to start given that is where DA is.
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostTraining to games you mean?
And for parents with kids in pay-to-play soccer, good luck with that!
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostMy D had that, but they caught it with an MRI before the fracture occurred. Played the season in a fitted back brace and all was good. It actually changed her posture as she got so used to it.
Listen to your kids- they know (or should) know their body. Way too many parents ignore injuries until it's too late.
Most clubs definitely do enough to teach kids to take care of their bodies. I know that they don't have much time to work with players and want to maximize practice time. But proper training can prevent a load of injuries. In the long run it's worth missing a few practice sessions to have a good trainer trainer come in and teach the kids and coaches what to do
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Growing kids would benefit from dedicated downtime. Multiple sports is best and skipping indoor winter soccer entirely is a great idea. Plenty of options for distraction and allow healing.
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